De la opera spot for sopranos3/16/2023 To the stage left sits a giant cistern, from which John the Baptist will emerge to set in motion the wheel of evil and perversions with deadly consequences.įirst performed in Dresden in 1905, Richard Strauss’ ‘Salome’ still shocks us today not only for its overt display of adolescent sexuality (Salome-Jochanaan) and underlying theme of pedophilia (Herod-Salome), but also for its music of seemingly incongruous beauty that drapes and drips all over the bloody Biblical drama. ‘I am sure bad things will happen’, says the frightened Herod to his entourage – costumed in decadently garish colors contrasting sharply to the gloomy background. The Impressionistic, watercolor painted backdrop features a desolate landscape with a few lifeless trees and a supersized moon looming ominously over the horizon. Los Angeles Opera’s famous 1986 “Salome” production by Sir Peter Hall has been extensively refurbished and is looking every bit as new as the Orient Express set for the “Abduction from the Seraglio” that has just concluded its run.
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